Lord of Mysterious Wizard-Chapter 1175 - 121: The Sole Ritual—Boarding the Ship

Capítulo 1175: Chapter 121: The Sole Ritual—Boarding the Ship

Alice Five still looked at her master with bewildered eyes. In Tang Qi’s gaze, there remained a hint of shock because of the secrets he had glimpsed in the entire process.

From the moment the “Skin Nesting Song,” which attracted billions of Transcendent lives, began to play, to the frenzied scenes of exchange, the baby emerged from nothingness, a Divine born in an instant, achieving the “Powerful God Position.”

In the endless mystery, whether it is a Weak God or some divine creatures, it requires a long time to accumulate the power to crush everything.

But just now, under the guidance of the “Destiny Bitch” and the “Primordial Mother,” a strong god, wielding the darkness and devouring position, was born in an extremely short period.

The moment it opened its eyes, a universe exploded and evaporated.

Tang Qi, to achieve this, must use the “Dream Dominator Body,” and it would have subsequent effects on himself.

But that baby controlling Helus, it was born with this power.

“Isapatra and Cesar’s eldest son, reduced to a Puppet, that so-called [King of Dark Horror] hiding in his belly, will use ‘rescue the father’ as an excuse to overthrow Isapatra’s rule.”

“As for the process, perhaps he will unite those dissatisfied with Isapatra, such as the exiled divine beings, the offspring Cesar had with his former wives, several of whom hold Powerful God Positions.”

“The Primordial and the Destiny Bitch will surely provide some assistance, Isapatra’s tragic end is not far off.”

“Unfortunately, I cannot intervene now, cannot make any interference.”

“The upcoming war has nothing to do with me, and will conclude.”

Tang Qi fell silent, his mind filled with thoughts.

That dead universe had already evaporated, the baby controlling Helus headed into the unknown, Tang Qi also didn’t plan to pursue and peek, as it could likely be discovered by the Primordial Mother or Destiny Bitch, both of whom are far more powerful than Tang Qi had previously imagined.

Tang Qi had a feeling, he must seize the time now.

He can no longer follow the path laid by the Destiny Bitch, he must create more surprises.

Being coerced into becoming a chess piece, inexplicably drawn into some event, are all terribly bad experiences.

He must find a way to rescue Sally as quickly as possible, without Sally as a bargaining chip, even the Destiny Bitch must consider the close ties Tang Qi has with the Melter, Rafael, and the Mysterious Monarch, at critical moments, Tang Qi can still harness the mysterious power of ‘All Things Can Be Sold.’

What’s called “unexpected,” Tang Qi happens to possess two.

As these thoughts flickered through, Tang Qi immediately took action, first having Alice Five lead him to the “resting area.”

Within the scope of his privileges, he claimed a room that belonged to him.

An undisrupted, inconspicuous “True Starry Sky,” in front of Tang Qi, two items emanating different Divine Aura gently appeared.

The first is a book, decaying to the point of imminent collapse, filled with time corrosion marks on its black-yellow thick cover, its cover completely enveloped with mysterious symbols and textures, filled with obscure ancient texts….

According to the War Contract, the spoils Tang Qi divided were the “Incomplete Epic,” containing all the Divine Source left by Meriles, the God of Decline.

The second is a box, incomparably exquisite, making one unable to look away once eyes fall on it, a Treasure Box.

It’s constructed from some mysterious “silver-white metal,” currently in a closed state, each side carved with strange symbols Tang Qi couldn’t identify, encircling a relief in the middle, its style slightly similar to “Fool’s Ship” reliefs.

The content is peculiar people, either beasts or semi-finished-like lives, gathering, executing incomprehensible maddening gestures.

For example, one scene: standing on a cliff, a naked man, throwing a rock, tied to his waist; his face clearly showing an extreme, joyous smile, as if throwing the stone will grant him all he desires.

“Infinite Secret Box!”

Tang Qi studied the Treasure Box, whispering,

Also acquired according to the War Contract, after killing the “Fallen, Deception and Eternal Goddess Pandora,” Isapatra promptly sent this Secret Box through the Dream Maze to finalize the distribution.

Greedy Isapatra, even withheld Pandora’s remaining Divine Authority.

Though fortunately, Tang Qi never needed the so-called Eternal Life Authority, as it’s false eternal life.

What he truly treats with care, and wishes to obtain, is this Secret Box that All-Knowing analyzed, linked to the hidden Curios “Fool’s Ship” with an unknown connection.

Previously, across distant spacetime, he hadn’t seen it clearly.

Now viewing these strange reliefs, Tang Qi was thoroughly convinced: the Infinite Secret Box and Fool’s Ship do indeed share some unknown connection.

“Cesar and Isapatra’s participation in the battle was something the Destiny Bitch never expected, later forcing it to readjust its plans, also preventing my intervention.”

“However, without a doubt, the Incomplete Epic and Infinite Secret Box, to the Destiny Bitch are ‘unexpected variables’, worth exploiting advantageously.”

Tang Qi’s thoughts surged, while his gaze wandered between the two Divine Artifacts.

The Incomplete Epic contains the Divine Source, after Tang Qi’s digestion, he can acquire the epic, tragicomedy, and decline Divine Authorities within.

Tang Qi understood these authorities could once more cause his power to surge, getting closer to “Dream Master.”

But digesting Divine Authorities needs some time, at this moment, Tang Qi is more curious about the Infinite Secret Box.

“From a page of the Secret Scripture of Immortality transformed into life, the old man told me, the maker of the first Fool’s Ship was ancient and powerful, was a ‘mentor’ to the Sages… coupled with reactions from Rafael, Big Octopus, All Things Can Be Sold, etc., towards the Fool’s Ship, it is completely reasonable to speculate, the Source of the Fool’s Ship may be more powerful than the ‘Destiny Bitch.'”

“Since this Infinite Secret Box is somehow connected to the ‘Unknown Him,’ might it also contain a method to defeat the Destiny Bitch?”

“It’s worth trying, there’s no harm in it.”

A few thoughts made Tang Qi more determined.

He decided to first explore the Secret Box to see if he could gain anything from it before proceeding to digest the new authority.

The use of this Divine Artifact seems simple and clear.

Its only rule: Exchange.

You can put any exchange item into the Secret Box, and after different waiting periods, the box will return something completely different from the “exchange item.” It might be a Divine Artifact, a lifespan, or some other tangible or intangible existence.

That Pandora Goddess was once just an ordinary human girl. After obtaining the Secret Box and conducting nine exchanges, she ascended to the Ordinary God Position, which speaks to the power of this Secret Box.

Tang Qi hesitated for half a second, then slowly reached out his hands to touch the Secret Box.

The first sensation he felt was a cold touch, then a slight sting on his fingertips. Suddenly, his hands disobediently began to glide along the carvings, seemingly of their own accord.

After he finished touching each side, a ritual would emerge in Tang Qi’s mind.

And thoughtfully accompanied by a note: To become its master, you must complete all rituals in order.

The ritual on the first side of the Secret Box was originally meant to be the content depicted by the carvings.

But as the transmission began, the Secret Box seemed to sense that its new owner was not like Pandora of the Dark Era, a frail human girl, but a genuine strong being ready for Ascension at any time.

Rituals like “Strip naked and throw stones off a cliff,” “Cut open the chest to remove the heart,” “Gouge out one’s own eyes,” etc., were meaningless to Tang Qi.

So the information transmission changed.

A new ritual emerged in Tang Qi’s mind.

“Strip naked in front of all your followers, reveal your truest body, and request a bodily exchange from them. The exchange must take place in the Wilderness, and it must gather the moon, flowers, fireflies, a bonfire, and over seven onlookers…?”

“???

At the moment he understood the exact ritual, Tang Qi’s eyes filled with question marks.

He now understood what “complex and inhuman rituals” meant when All-Knowing analyzed the Secret Box.

The first ritual was already abnormal; the subsequent ones would surely intensify.

Soon, Tang Qi’s premonition came true.

Second, third, fourth… Information about each ritual constantly drilled into his mind, each one absurd and bizarre.

“Seek a fallen Universe in line with your own cognition, destroy it.”

“Chant the name of the person you hate most at least one billion times.”

“Cut off all contact with friends and family, live alone until you feel loneliness.”

“Peel off one of your authorities, randomly gift it to a mortal, help this mortal ascend to godhood, and just before their ascension, disrupt their Promotion and reclaim the authority.”

Tang Qi didn’t continue to look further. From the very first ritual, he couldn’t accept it.

The rituals of the Infinite Secret Box can’t be considered Dark or Evil, but they are far removed from Order and Goodness, filled with absurdity and abnormality, appearing incomprehensible.

For a strong being at the All Spirits level, the Secret Box presented these rituals.

Tang Qi could imagine how many inhuman rituals Pandora, still a human at that time, had to endure to gain the Secret Box’s acceptance.

Failure to complete the rituals meant an inability to truly use the Secret Box, turning it into an inconsequential “dead collection.”

Tang Qi was silent for a moment, neither performing the rituals nor putting away the Secret Box.

Instead, with a single thought, accompanied by the emergence of a ghost light, a familiar thing rippled out.

Fool’s Ship!

Following some inspiration, Tang Qi took out the Fool’s Ship.

Almost at that instant, the previously cold Secret Box in his hand unexpectedly warmed.

Moreover, it seemed like an eraser appeared in his mind, wiping out all those complex inhuman rituals, a completely new ritual formed and was transmitted quickly.

“The Secret Box’s only ritual for acknowledging a master: Board the Ship!”

The overly concise two words left Tang Qi somewhat dazed.

Although he had a vague premonition earlier that the appearance of the Fool’s Ship might gain him some unique treatment, this was too obvious.